Johannes Beckmann (theologian)

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Johannes Beckmann (born May 2, 1901 in Essen , † December 17, 1971 in Freiburg im Üechtland ) was a German theologian and church historian.

Life

The son of the locksmith Heinrich attended the Immensee grammar school from 1914 to 1921, the Chur seminary from 1921 to 1923 and the Wolhusen mission seminar from 1923 to 1926. He became a member of the Bethlehem Mission Society. After being ordained a priest in 1926, he studied theology from 1926 to 1930 at the University of Münster . After receiving his doctorate in Münster , he taught from 1930 to 1962 as a professor of church history and missiology at the Wolhusen and Schöneck mission seminars . In 1945 he founded the New Journal for Mission Studies . The University of Friborg awarded him an honorary doctorate in 1970.

Fonts (selection)

  • The native clergy in the mission countries. An overview . Freiburg im Üechtland 1943, OCLC 718464541 .
  • The Catholic Church in New Africa . Einsiedeln 1947, OCLC 230736247 .
  • World Church and World Religions. The religious condition of mankind . Basel 1961, OCLC 39268963 .
  • China in the focus of the Mexican mendicant orders in the 16th century . Schöneck 1964, OCLC 948416642 .

literature

  • as editors Johann Specker and Walbert Bühlmann : The lay apostolate in the missions. Festschrift Prof. Dr. Johannes Beckmann SMB for his 60th birthday. Performed by friends and students . Schöneck 1961, OCLC 948501948 .
  • Jakob Baumgartner: Prof. Dr. Johannes Beckmann . in: New journal for missiology . 28 (1972), pp. 1-9, ISSN  0028-3495 .
  • Fritz Kollbrunner: Johannes Beckmann (1901–1971) . in: Bruno Bürki / Stephan Leimgruber (eds.): Theologische Profiles. Swiss theologians in the 19th and 20th centuries . Freiburg im Üechtland 1998, pp. 207–217, ISBN 3-7278-1187-0 .
  • as editor Jakob Baumgartner: Diary of a trip to southern Africa. September 9, 1938 - March 26, 1939 . Immensee 1993, ISBN 3-85824-074-5 .
  • Urban Schwegler: Johannes Beckmann SMB (1901–1971), life and work . Nettetal 2005, ISBN 3-8050-0519-9 .

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personal data
SURNAME Beckmann, Johannes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German theologian and church historian
DATE OF BIRTH May 2, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH eat
DATE OF DEATH 17th December 1971
Place of death Freiburg in Üechtland